Queer, trans people of color cabaret offers sassy critique of nonprofit world (Preview)

Okay, so if you had been living under a (very expensive) rock and somehow it didn’t occur to you before the Occupy Wall Street ruckus last year: about half of our nation’s wealth is controlled by 1 percent of the population.

One way this filthy rich minority, often referred to as the “ruling class,” maintains wealth is by disempowering movements for radical social change. These movements are controlled through a variety of interconnected institutions, not least of which are those institutions that claim “social justice” or “equality” as their reason for existing – nonprofits – or as many activists refer the entirety of these agencies: “the non-profit industrial complex” or the “NPIC.”

This week, long-time activist and nonprofit veteran Manish Vaidya, along with a team of similarly experienced Bay Area artists and performers are going to break down that jargon-y description – and they’re doing it with a sassy, sexy and comedic twist. Ivory tower, save your lectures and philanthropists, watch out: It’s the brand new, nothing-quite-like-it-ever-before show, “AGEN(c)Y: Non-Profit Dreams And Disasters,” a queer and trans people of color – QTPOC – cabaret.